Photo taken on July 11, 2022 shows a scene from the welcome ceremony for the 10,000th trip made by China-Europe freight trains operated by the China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing) in Duisburg, Germany. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

China remained the most important export and import country for the German electronics industry, according to ZVEI.

BERLIN, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Electrical imports from China to Germany in July increased by 25 percent year-on-year to 6.6 billion euros (6.6 billion U.S. dollars), the German Electro and Digital Industry (ZVEI) said on Thursday.

China remained the most important export and import country for the German electronics industry, according to ZVEI.

Electrical exports from Europe's largest economy to China were up 5 percent to 2.3 billion euros in the month.

Total imports of electrical and electronic products rose by 21 percent in July to reach 20.2 billion euros in Germany, although exports only increased by 8 percent to 19.5 billion euros, according to ZVEI.

Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2021 shows a venue of the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) at Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China.(Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

"For four consecutive months, imports have been higher than exports in absolute terms," said ZVEI chief economist Andreas Gontermann.

For the full year 2022, the industry is expecting an import surplus, due to substantial differences between imports and exports that were accumulated earlier this year. "That would be the first time this millennium," Gontermann added.

Although Germany's total trade volume fell in July, the long-term comparison with figures from previous years still shows a "positive development," the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA) said earlier this month.

Visitors tour the Germany exhibition booth during the 2021 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 5, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)